Ok, so this may not be exactly a week after my last "This Week in Search" entry, but close enough. And why wait with recent studies, stats and articles released all the time, there is always a lot to catch up on, so let me fill you in...

Google's CEO Eric Schmidt dropped a hint for the future of Google saying, "Wouldn’t it be nice if Google understood the meaning of your phrase rather than just the words that are in that phrase? We have a lot of discoveries in that area that are going to roll out in the next little while.” Is semantic search in Google's future? I guess we'll have to stay tuned.

Watch out mobile! The CyberFraud investigators are coming and they are not playing nice. Mobile Messenger, a California-based mobile content seller will pay Florida's Attorney General $1 million to avoid charges that its online offers violated the state's consumer protection laws.

All are waiting for the announcement of the new chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Many say the probable appointee is current FTC Commissioner Jon Leibowitz. If appointed, it is the general feeling that the FTC will take a much more serious stance on online privacy issues such as behavioral targeting.

A bug in Google's broad match was uncovered recently...read all about what's happening in your campaigns in George Michie's "widget" example.

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